Miloš Krasić is a certain starter for this match and will be pleased to have a chance to prove himself on the pitch after weeks of speculation over his future in Russia. He is a central cog to the Serbian attacking systems, but this is expected to be a clogger between two sides that set themselves up with a focus on a good defence, so it will be Krasić's job to break down the Ghanian defence. Rahim Ayew is unlikely to start, but sometimes my judgement has been a little off in this tournament, but I expect Krasić to have a clear victory here.
Per Mertesacker has been speaking frequently into the build up to this crunch match about his fears of another 17 - Tim Cahill. Cahill doesn't wear number 17 for Australia (but does for Everton) and this is as close to a battle of the 17s as we can get tonight. Nikita Rukavytsya is young and very much the reserve striker in the Australian squad. He may well get a chance to open his legs later on, but as with the first match, I expect this to be a win for the European side.
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